Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR VEIN
Ore controlFaults Intersecting Beds Favorable For Replacement, Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueChalcedony, Garnet, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Escabrosa Limestone;Black Prince Ls
Associated rockMonzonite · Texas Canyon
StructureTertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne., Centurion Fault N68w 74sw
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Last production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10039389
MRDS IDM050015
Alternate namesLady Rose and Alaskite Groups
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.05262, -110.05066
References
COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.USBM FILES.LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361,1375.1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41COOPER AND SILVER, 1964